large area

Frequency: 9.025.5 per million words

A common way to describe a significant expanse.

areaADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

large

Examples (10)

  • Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a large area.
  • Teams searched large areas on foot.
  • The national park covers a very large area of protected forest.
  • A large area of the city was redeveloped in the 1990s.
  • The oil spill affected a large area of the coastline.
  • Agriculture occupies a large area of the country's landmass.
  • This project will transform a large area of the waterfront.
  • Did the wildfire burn a large area of the forest?
  • Ancient Rome controlled a large area of Europe.
  • From the top of the mountain, you can see a large area of the surrounding countryside.